Howdy
I am generous by nature and grateful that I am not in any financial need. I do enjoy lending a helping hand when the oppurtunity arises.
Today was such a day or so I thought. I live in a resort town year round for the last 8 years. In all that time I have been approached once by a person on the street asking for a hand out. Today makes two.
As?I was biking on the sidewalk heading for a parking spot at the dry cleaners a woman with a sad and needy look started toward me begging for money. I rode right past her as if she was not there. I did not like that?I ignored her so I stopped and?signalled her too me.
She acted thankful and said any amount would be appreciated. I pulled out my wallet looking for a five but saw only ones and twenties. What the hell I pulled out a twenty and handed it to her. She blessed me or whatever but honestly I was expecting a more surprised response at the amount.
She turned the corner and I could not believe what I saw when I spotted her. She was walking away and talking on a cell phone.
My first reaction was to call the police and have her arrested for scamming me. But I could not do it.
I really did not know what she was saying but having a cell phone and begging on the street were strange bedfellows to say the least.
I know many are against giving money to panhandler and consider the act enabling. In some case this
true for sure. Hopefully I have?helped some along the way.
Grumpy
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